Cop31 must deliver climate progress that people can see is real, host says
Summary
COP31 opens in Antalya, Turkey, with nearly 190 countries expected to take part. Australia will lead the formal negotiations under an unusual arrangement with Turkey, and host officials say they want concrete progress on emissions cuts and climate finance.Key Facts
- The summit begins on Monday in Antalya, Turkey.
- Australia’s climate and energy minister, Chris Bowen, will preside over the formal negotiations, while Turkey hosts the talks.
- Bowen said the summit should deliver a tangible step forward on implementing emissions cuts and providing climate finance.
- Negotiators are expected to face disputes over climate finance and the pace of greenhouse gas reductions.
- Adão Soares Barbosa, chair of a negotiating group representing 44 least-developed countries, called for climate finance, adaptation support and action on loss and damage.
- The United States will not send a delegation for the second year in a row, according to the article.
- Twenty Democratic members of Congress traveled to Antalya, while the article says their party’s success in the recent midterm elections could help them oppose Trump administration efforts to change pollution rules and clean-energy support.
- Australian climate advocates and more than 500 scientists have urged Australia to stop approving coal and gas projects.
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